Éviter les vêtements synthétiques ou rendre obligatoires les filtres à microfibres pour les machines à laver ne résoudra pas le problème de la pollution par les microfibres.
- Lecturer in Geography, Loughborough University
Simply trying to avoid synthetic clothing won’t fix our microfibre pollution problem
Making it easier for people to refill containers is key to slowing the tide of packaging waste.
We need to focus on causes like overconsumption, not the material itself.
While natural fibre textiles like cotton have generated an environmentally friendly reputation in recent years they might be just as bad as microplastic textiles like polyester and Nylon.
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